Display holder



Jah. 19 192s.

G. vE. GATES DISPLAY Homann l med Nov.. 1s. 1922 ATTORNEYS Patented Jan.19, 1926.

UNITED STATES GEORGE E. GATES` 0F COMSTOCK, MICHIGAN.

DISPLAY HOLDER.

Application filed November 13, 1922.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. GATES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Comstock, county of Kalamazoo, State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Display Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in display holders and holdersfor menus or program cards.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective folderfor carrying advertising matter back of a transparent sheet or windowconstituting a part of a detachable holder for menu or program cards.

Objects pertaining to details and economies of construction andoperation will definitely appear from the detailed description tofollow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and meansdescribed in the following specification. The invention is clearlydefined and pointed out in the claim.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention is clearlyillustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of thisapplication, inwhich:

Fig. I is a detail pla-n View of the open folder, portions of thetransparent sheet or window being broken away to show details ofconstruction.

Fig. Il is an enlarged detail view on a line corresponding to line 2-2of Fig. I, showing the method of securing the retaining hooks for theprogram or menu in place.

Fig. III is an enlarged detail view of one of the hooks.

Fig. IV is an enlarged detail sectional View taken on line 6-6 of Fig.I, showing the formation of the hinging at the back and the relation ofthe parts.

In the drawing similar reference characters refer to similar partsthroughout the several views and the sectional views are taken lookingin the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the section lines.

The parts of the drawing will be designated by their numerals ofreference.

l is the entire double folder provided with a hinged back 2. 3 are theboar-d sides thereof which are covered by the cloth or other fabric 4 asindicated in Fig. II. Hooks 7 project from the outer edge inwardly ofthe hinge part and are formed into eyes 8 which are secured by eyelets 9to the board Serial No. 600,550.

3 within the cloth covering 4, as clearly seen in Fig. II. The coverprojects inwardly around the edges and holds in place celluloid windows5 which are retained by the lseams of the cover fabric projecting in`ly. The temporary daily menu or program is folded on itself and insertedunder the hook 7 and rests within the outside covers which carryprotected advertising matter.

It is clear that these sheets can be very readily removed by disengagingthem from the hooks 7 and are very readily inserted by slipping themenus in sidewise therethrough or in any convenient manner. This ispreferably done by folding the cover on the hinge so that the parts comeback to back and then inserting the sheet under the hooks and into thepockets, and Awhen the. book is opened fiat or closed face to face thehooks 7 effective-ly retain the sheet.

The advertisements cannot be conveniently withdrawn and are inserted byspecial manipulation of the covers to permit the introduction of thesameinto both pockets simultaneously. Of course separate cards can be usedfor each cover with very good results but with the disadvantage thatthey can be more readily removed.

My preferred construction shows the hooks retained by an eyel-etinserted through an eye formed therein on one of the covers. Thisfacilitates the manipulation for introducing the advertising` matter butthehooks can be very effectively formed of a single piece of wire asseen in Fig. V, the ends being deflected at 71 to form they hooks 72 andthese can be manipula-ted and deflected to one side for the introductionof advertising matter and, while they are more simple and economical tomake than the preferred hooks, yet they do not serve the purpose so wellbecause of the slight inconvenience.

From this description it will be clear that this structure can b-econsiderably modified without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

A double folder of boards with a hinged center, transparent sheets foreach Side retained by the cover material at the edges and formingpockets open at their inner 5 edges, hooks secured to one of the boardsat the top and bottom of the said hinge With projecting fingers parallelto and Within the hinge for receiving a folded inenu or card, each ofsaid hooks beingifm-med with an eye and being retained by an eyelet 10therethrough, as speeiiied.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set niy hand and seal.

GEORGE E. GATES. [11.5.]

